Bachelor of Science, criminal justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Family

Married, two adult stepchildren

Faith

Catholic

Key issue

OPPD is a very well-run organization which provides safe, reliable, clean, low-cost service. While holding down our rates, we continue to increase use of clean, renewable energy. My job is to continue providing conservative leadership which allows OPPD staff to complete our goal of no rate increase for five years. This will result in residential rates being 20 percent below regional average.

Public power has served Nebraska families well for generations. To keep it competitive I would proactively seek engagement with customer-owners and work to improve accountability and transparency. Because innovations and improvements in all aspects of electrical power generation are moving faster than ever, I believe it's essential for the board to be aware of the possibilities and explore them with robust discussion and debate. From there the challenge will be to make nimble yet careful decisions. I hope to be part of that process.

Voter info

» Register in person at an election commission office, the DMV, or in Douglas County, any of Omaha’s 12 library branches.

Registration questions

Visit www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov to check whether you’re registered to vote and find your polling place. If you think you should be able to vote at a polling place but there’s a problem with the registration, request to fill out a provisional ballot. The election commission will collect them and then has a week to verify whether you are eligible to vote.

To see a sample ballot

See a sample ballot from the Nebraska Secretary of State website here.

To find your district

Visit votercheck.necvr.ne.gov and look up your registration info or polling place to find a list of the political districts you live in.

Important dates

Oct. 1: First day for early voting ballots to be mailed.
Oct. 9: First day to vote early in person at election commission office.
Oct. 19: Deadline to register to vote online, by mail, at agencies, at the DMV office, by deputy registrar or by registration form that’s delivered to the election office by someone other than the person registering
Oct. 26: Deadline for in-person voter registration at election commission office, 6 p.m. Deadline for early voting ballots to be requested to be mailed to a specific address, 6 p.m. Deadline for write-in candidates to file notarized affidavit and filing fee with filing officer.
Nov. 5: Deadline for in-person early voting at election commission office, 5 p.m. (Sarpy County office closes at 4:45 p.m.)
Nov. 6: Election Day! Polls open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. 7 p.m.: Deadline for agent to pick up early voting ballot. 8 p.m.: Deadline to return early voting ballot to election commission office or drop box location
Nov. 13: Deadline for verification of provisional ballots

Here are the Douglas County drop box locations, opening in early October: